Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Greensburg Salem on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Golden Lions by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-4 on Monday.
Valley saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conrad Hoover, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Valley has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-4 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.75 runs. As for Greensburg Salem, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-1 defeat against Derry on the 9th. As for Greensburg Salem, they will face off against Indiana at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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